blue sky and green reflections at the Japanese Garden (Jardin Japonais), Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France

Japanese Garden (Jardin Japonais), Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France, located in the Compans-Caffarelli gardens, Jardin Compans-Caffarelli. Toulouse is known for its beautiful parks, but this tiny and well maintained Japanese garden is with no doubt the nicest one of all. It has been officially classified as a "remarkable garden of France" and the winner of the grand prize in 1993. People come to Jardin Japonais to stroll around, have a picnic, read, meditate, or just contemplate life. Also, it's a good place to learn about Japanese culture, as inside the pavilion there is an extensive explanation about all the garden design and elements, and how they respect traditional Japanese rules. This garden represents a replica of existing gardens in Kyoto (Japan), built between the fourteenth and the sixteenth century. It contains all the characteristic elements: the mineral world, the plant world and the aquatic world with typical decorative elements such as a perimeter wall, bridge, lanterns, and a tea pavilion. How come there is a Japanese garden in the middle of Toulouse? It was actually created in 1981, after Pierre Baudis, a former mayor of Toulouse got inspired by similar garden in - Dublin, Ireland. Toulouse Japanese garden is more precisely a Tsukiyama type garden, composed of artificial hills. It is full of botanical varieties of the far East, such as bamboo and water lily for example. Whenever you come here, the garden will look lovely. However, the best time to visit is in spring, which is considered a sacred time In Japan. Spring brings Hanami ("flower viewing"), which is the Japanese tradition of enjoying the beauty of flowers. Usually it's about those of the cherry ("sakura") or sometimes, plum ("ume") trees. From the end of March to early May, cherry trees (Cerisiers du Japon) bloom all over Japan, but also here, in the Japanese garden in Toulouse. The Compans-Caffarelli gardens also host a sculpture of an iron dragon, called Tholus, in a steampunk scrapmetal style by Tom Petrusson. www.itinari.com/japanese-garden-in-toulouse-rrkc

Taken in: France / Midi-Pyrénées / Toulouse / Les Minimes (show map)

Taken on: October 11, 2018

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